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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Shaun White is out again for the Winter X Games. After making the trip to Aspen, even making a practice run or two, the 13-time X Games snowboarding titlist decided against competing this week. He had originally said he was out, then changed his mind and...

DENVER (AP) - For years, daredevils climbed atop their snowmobiles, sped them up icy ramps and flipped them head over heels into the frosty night air. Fans of action sports cheered while others wondered whether the sport was a good idea. It's a question getting more serious look after last...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The death of snowmobile rider Caleb Moore and another accident involving a driver-less snowmobile that careened into a fence and injured a spectator at the Winter X Games will trigger a more thorough review of the permit process for next year's event. On Thursday, Moore died...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - ESPN and Aspen Skiing Co. have reached an agreement that will keep the Winter X Games in Aspen and Snowmass Village through 2014. Terms weren't announced Tuesday. The Winter X Games launched at Snow Summit Mountain Resort in California in 1997 before moving to Crested Butte,...

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Shaun White has captured his fourth straight superpipe crown at the Winter X Games, holding off Scotty Lago by performing his signature trick, a difficult maneuver few can do. White, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, cemented the win on his second run Sunday night, pulling out...

A woman's quest to bring extreme hugging to the Winter X Games has fallen short. Dagny McKinley of Steamboat Springs tried Thursday to set a Guinness world record for most hugs in a 24-hour period. The writer and dogsledding guide needed to hug 5,001 people at the entrance of the...